The associations between work–life balance behaviours, teamwork climate and safety climate: cross-sectional survey introducing the work–life climate scale, psychometric properties, benchmarking data and future directions.

Bryan Sexton; Stephanie P. Schwartz; Whitney A. Chadwick; Kyle J. Rehder; Jonathan Bae; Joanna Bokovoy; Keith Doram; Wayne Sotile; Kathryn C. Adair; Jochen Profit

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The associations between work–life balance behaviours, teamwork climate and safety climate: cross-sectional survey introducing the work–life climate scale, psychometric properties, benchmarking data and future directions.

August 2, 2017

Sexton B, Schwartz SP, Chadwick WA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(8):632-640.

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This study introduces a novel survey scale that measures behaviors such as taking breaks for meals in order to characterize the climate for work–life balance. In a previous PSNet interview, the lead author, J. Bryan Sexton, discussed resilience, burnout, and safety culture.

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